The Art Gallery of Burlington is proud to present Prime Time, Canada’s 23 Prime Ministers in memory and honour of Hamiltonian Dr. William “Bill’ Bensen.

The exhibition provides a visual chronology of Canada’s Prime Ministers through a Pop Art filter with works created by Julio Ferrer. Highlighting important moments in the career of each Prime Minister, we can continue to reflect on the country’s history, and discover new facts and insights into this welcoming nation we call Canada.

This exhibition presents the work of five artists addressing the idea of storytelling. Hope Forstenzer revisits children stories with two glass installations, while Mary Philpott continues to explore stories of crows. Melanie MacDonald uses illustrations found in vintage scrapbooks to create paintings of heroic proportion. Olexander Wlasenko draws large scale urban scenes of everyday life inspired by vintage movies, while Maria Sarkany engages with the stories of Burlington.

Mugs, cups, casseroles, or coffee pots, the ceramic pieces that are used every day, are often chosen because they feel good in the hand and are easy to use. If these pieces are well designed, one does not necessarily consider the reasons why one likes them, they just feel good. Knobs, finials, and handles not only make it easier to use a piece, but are routinely employed to give a piece the personal mark of the artist, yet while they are often ignored, they are often the most important detail in the design. See some of the clever solutions to this problem in Knobs, Finials and Handles.

In honour of the fortieth anniversary of the Art Gallery of Burlington, we are kicking of this celebration with an imaginary tea party with forty teapots drawn from the Permanent Collection of Contemporary Canadian Ceramics. Often considered the most challenging of functional forms, these pieces, ranging from the highly functional to the more creative, will demonstrate the eclectic variety of shapes, sizes, and styles that has made this shape such an appealing form for the potter to explore.

Image: Ian Symons, Teapot, 1991.

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The Art Gallery of Burlington is an award-winning gallery located in the heart of Burlington, Ontario. We stage as many as 20 exhibitions a year and are home to an acclaimed collection of Canadian contemporary ceramics and seven fine craft guilds.

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